(a) If a minor is suspended or expelled from school, that minors parent or legal guardian shall for the duration of the suspension or expulsion:
(1) Personally supervise the minor or arrange for a responsible adult to supervise the minor at the times that the minor would have been required to be in attendance at school had he or she not been expelled or suspended; and
(2) Prohibit the minor from being in any public place at the times that the minor would have been required to be in attendance at school had he or she not been suspended or expelled unless:
A. The minor is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian or a responsible adult selected by the parent or legal guardian to supervise the minor, or
B. The minor is employed pursuant to an age or schooling certificate, during actual working hours, or traveling directly to or from the job site.
(b) The following shall be affirmative defenses to this section:
(1) The minor is not required by State law to be in attendance at school.
(2) The parent or legal guardian has initiated the jurisdiction of the juvenile court against the child prior to the time that he or she violated subsection (a) hereof.
(c) Any parent or legal guardian who violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Any parent or legal guardian who has a second violation is guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor. (Ord. 7-1995. Passed 2-21-95.)